Roush Fenway Racing: B-

Putting two cars in the Chase with Greg Biffle (ninth) and Carl Edwards (13th) kept this team in the B range. Edwards also had two wins and led the standings at the end of the regular season, for whatever that is worth. Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was 19th in points, a respectable first-year season.

Furniture Row Racing: B-

It didn’t win but with Kurt Busch finishing 10th in the standings, it was the best season ever for this team. Busch was consistent enough through the year and ran in the top five enough to warrant this grade, even without a win. Furniture Row made the Chase for the first time and exceeded expectations.

Stewart-Haas Racing: B-

The organization had two wins and Ryan Newman made the Chase, finishing 11th in the standings. But this grade might be generous, considering the No. 14 team finished 18th in the owner standings, sliding terribly after Tony Stewart got hurt. Danica Patrick had a difficult season, ending up 27th overall. Still, two wins and a Chase spot salvaged a decent season.

Penske Racing: C+

Coming off a championship season, 2013 didn’t go exactly as planned. Each of its drivers won a race, but only newcomer Joey Logano made the Chase. Defending champion Brad Keselowski was the top driver who did not make the Chase. The Penske organization was just too inconsistent to consider it a good season.

Michael Waltrip Racing: C

Typically, an organization that makes the Chase and has two victories wouldn’t be graded this low. But the Richmond controversy, which brought severe penalties for trying to manipulate the final regular-season race to get Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase, left a black cloud over the organization. It ultimately cost the organization a primary sponsor, a winning driver and forced it to cut its No. 55 team to part-time.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing: C

With no driver in the Chase and Jamie McMurray’s lone win at Talladega, it was another mediocre season for EGR. McMurray finished 15th in the standings and Juan Pablo Montoya, who was headed back to the IndyCar Series after the season, finished 21st overall.

Richard Petty Motorsports: C

Aric Almirola finished 18th in the standings; Marcos Ambrose was 22nd. This team flirted with a higher grade for much of the season, but just couldn’t get over the hump to earn a win or a spot in the Chase.

Phoenix Racing: C-

The team ran respectably early but ended up 30th in the owner standings with James Finch selling the team to Harry Scott Jr. The team will be overhauled for 2014 with Steve Addington as crew chief and Justin Allgaier as the new driver.

Front Row: C-

For what it has to work with, Front Row would consider its season a B thanks to David Ragan’s upset victory at Talladega. But for a higher overall grade, this team needed to have a driver in the top 25 in points. David Gilliland finished 26th, Ragan was 28th.

Germain Racing: C-

Casey Mears was 24th in the standings and much like Front Row, Germain Racing would earn a B if graded on money spent and expectations. This team will have higher expectations in 2014 with the move to Chevrolet and an alliance with Richard Childress Racing.

JTG Daugherty Racing: D+

This team was 31st in the owner standings, the lowest among teams with what would be considered significant manufacturer support. It hopes a change in driver (from Bobby Labonte to AJ Allmendinger) and in manufacturer (from Toyota to Chevrolet with an RCR alliance) improves performance.